私の説明は変に聞こえるかもしれない。

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私 の 説明 は 変 に 聞こえる かも しれない 。

English Translation

My explanation may sound strange.

Furigana

私(わたし)の説明(せつめい)は変(へん)に聞(き)こえるかもしれない。

Romanji

Watashi no setsumei wa hen ni kikoeru kamo shirenai.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

説明 (せつめい)

explanation; exposition

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

変 (へん)

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; flat

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

聞こえる (きこえる)

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

かも (かも)

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

知れる (しれる)

to become known; to come to light; to be discovered; to be known; to be understood; to obviously not amount to much; to seem trivial; to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying; to be very intense (worry, hope, etc.); to be extremely severe

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

説

Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く

Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor

明

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす

Meanings: bright, light

変

Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える

Meanings: unusual, change, strange

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen